The company said the fleet renewal will addvessels being built at Taizhou Sanfu and Shandong Huanghai in China.

“These state-of-the-art, fuel-efficient,eco-friendly new builds further enhance and validate our commitment to being ahigh quality partner and operator in heavy lift/project transport,” said Frank Fischer,managing director of tonnage procurement.

The company said only it was partnering with “excellentowners” on the project.

Germany’s Zeaborn last month ordered 1012,500-dwt heavy-lift/MPP ships at Taizhou Sanfu for close to $200m.